ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro comes alive towards the end of each day as bathers and football players soak up the last rays of the sun as it goes down behind the Dois Irmãos mountain. I had been watching the scene all day, and waited until the sun was low to capture in silhouette the people, footballs and dramatic scenery of a classic Brazilian summer day. The haze present from the sultry heat added to the atmosphere.

Waiting for a moment with enough separation between people, coupled with my aim to capture the balls in the air, led to several compositions with this being my favorite. The mountains form a dramatic backdrop to the image and make it iconically Brazil, along with the football of course!

AUTHOR
Born in London but now living in Boston in the United States, I'm passionate about taking photographs of the world's wild places and the people, cultures and animals that reside within them. Much of my portfolio has a particular focus on the amazing continent of Africa where I have been lucky enough to study, live for a time and spend many treasured days exploring.

I am President of a private family foundation dedicated to supporting the long-term protection of at-risk wildlife and ecosystems around the world called the Preservation of At-Risk Wildlife (PAW) Foundation.

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